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  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Mystery Babylon In The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 8, 2015
     | 3,200 views

    Now we come to the days of Jesus and the church's formation, to see how Babylon relates in that time period.

    PART II: ROME, PAGAN to PAPAL A.D. 100 to A.D. 1300 "We wrestle not against flesh and blood." (Ephesians 6:12) It is not men to whom we look as we seek the origin of the conspiracy against Christ and His church. We worry not whether mere mortals were aware of the part they played in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Comforting The Persecuted: The Church Of Smyrna

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 28, 2015
     | 4,669 views

    A sobering and encouraging message the Lord gives to the church of Smyrna, a group of dispirited suffering saints that were growing weary and about to give up hope.

    Comforting the Persecuted: The Church of Smyrna Introduction: This week Assyrian Christians have been driven from their homes by ISIS and placed in refugee camps. Christians there admit they laugh when they hear their government promise aid and relief is coming. They know better and they learn ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Holy Spirit In The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Aug 10, 2015
     | 8,382 views

    What was the Holy Spirit doing in that fabled first century? Should He be doing the same today?

    IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE CHURCH Acts 1:3-8. 3 ...to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. 4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Open Opportunity: The Church Of Philadelphia

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Aug 22, 2015
     | 6,756 views

    A continuation of the study of the seven churches of Revelation. Though Philadelphia wasn't perfect they were a good church and Christ commended them appropriately and the same is true for us all and with it comes great blessings and favor!

    Opportunity Opens: The Church of Philadelphia Introduction: One of the most clever Volkswagen ads shows an impeccable little car-- with a flat tire. And the caption reads, “Nobody's Perfect.” Some make the mistake of thinking Philadelphia was a perfect church. No. If they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How God Builds A Church Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 22, 2015
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     | 34,301 views

    God's plan for church growth.

    How God Builds A Church I Peter 2:4-10 A recent study shows that there are 195 million un-churched people in America. This makes America one of the top 4 largest "un-churched" nations in the world. Each year 3,500 churches close their doors forever, while only 1,000 to 1,500 new ones are started ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Handling Shameful Sin In The Church Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Aug 25, 2015
     | 5,524 views

    Too often churches of today overlook the sin and sinful lifestyle of a person because they are a leader in the community, government, or business. So the Corinthian church needed to wake up and learn something.

    Tonight’s passage is a continuation of last week’s passage. The subject is church discipline. To recap, there was sexual immorality in the church at Corinth. A man was either married to or living with his step-mother. He was known in the church and known in the community. His sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The "I Will" Church Member Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 16, 2015
     | 7,224 views

    Serving Others, The Body of Christ, Attitude

    I WILL – The “I Will” Church Member Philippians 2:3-4 (pg. 819) September 27, 2015 Introduction: Let me ask you a really important question. When it comes to your relationship with Church...and if you’re part of the family here that we call Gardenside, this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Love My Church Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 17, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,856 views

    Three truths about loving one another

    I LOVE MY CHURCH Video – (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCOyhqKRrv4) Disabled Player Gets a Shot. Why did the audience respond in the way they did? Why was there such celebration? It is because they had just seen love in action. In this dog eat dog world they saw something different. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Where There Is No Altar The Church Will Falter

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 26, 2015
    based on 16 ratings
     | 48,858 views

    Not only will the altar less church be weak and spiritually impotent, but ultimately the church without an altar will falter.

    1 King 18:14-30 Ahab the king of Israel meets Elijah with these words: Art thou he that troubeleth Israel? Trouble=) stir up, disturb To agitate; 2. To afflict with pain or discomfort. 3. To cause mental agitation or distress This shows you how far Israel had fallen from Gods divine presence and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Christian Is... A Church Member Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
     | 5,545 views

    Some of the benefits of being active in a local church (Material adapted from LeRoy Lawson's booklet, The Family of God, Chapter 1, When You Become a Christian, pgs. 9-14)

    HoHum: There are four main bones in every organization including the church. The wish-bones: Wishing somebody would do something about the problem. The jaw-bones: Doing all the talking but very little else. The knuckle-bones: Those who knock everything. The back-bones: Those who carry the brunt ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is Church Membership A Biblical Idea?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
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     | 8,170 views

    5 strands in the New Testament for local church membership (Material adapted from John Piper at: http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-important-is-church-membership)

    HoHum: While Alexander Campbell was studying at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the time had come for communion at his church. Communion was only observed a couple of times a year, so it was a pretty big deal. His church had a custom, like many churches of that day, to pass out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Becoming A God Honoring Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 23, 2015
     | 5,394 views

    We honor God by obeying Him fully and consistently. Part of honoring God means submitting to his judgment above our own, including what we do in church meetings and ministry. Keep in mind the sum total of all our regular meetings and ministries, not just

    Becoming A God Honoring Church (I Timothy 3:14-16) 1. Infrastructure is important. Take our nations roads. #1 American Society of Civil Engineers …an overall grade of D. #2 …not enough roads in the United States today. Each year, traffic jams cost the commuters of America 4.2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark Mitchell avatar

    Is The Church A Lighthouse Or A Club House?

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
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     | 6,134 views

    The church has a mandate to be the light of Christ

    Introduction: - the Guiding Light illustration - Today I want to speak of what a lighthouse is and how that applies to the church I. The Light of Christ (v.18) A. The light is Christ’s light - Joh 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. - Joh 1:5 The light shines in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Of God For His Church

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 24, 2015
     | 3,693 views

    The Love of God for His Church

    I. God has a great concern for His church. A. God’s concern for the church is so high He died for it. - (Act_20:28 …you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.) B. God’s concern for the church is so high He seeks after it when it fails ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Welcome To Church, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Andrew Drury on Mar 26, 2015
     | 3,473 views

    Seeing the Church through grace and peace

    This sermon (1 Corinthians 1: 1 - 3) was preached at West Ewell Evangelical Church, Surrey, on Sunday 6 June 2014. In Acts 18: 1 – 22, we read of the visit of Paul with Silas and Timothy to Corinth. Paul spent 6 months in tent making, and by preaching and teaching. Both Jews and Greeks were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free